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An updated program for Sartirana Textile Show 2011 has just been released by Alberto Boralevi. This years rug & textile show takes place 14-18 September 2011 and coincides with a new fair “Antiques, Modernism and Decorative Arts” at Sartirana Castle. “Some fifty antique rug and textile dealers will participate in Sartirana … -> Updates for Sartirana Textile Show VII
The American Conference on Oriental Rugs – ACOR 8 in April 2006 – included plenary-, focus- and hands-on-sessions, a dealer fair and twelve exhibitions. Plenary sessions:The Textile Museum in the 21st CenturyWendel Swan: Mystery Rug Focus and hands-on sessions:Ann Nicholas, Richard Blumenthal: Tribal Bags of South Persia – article Tribal … -> Review of the American Conference on Oriental Rugs 2006
New England Collects: Carpets from members of the New England Rug Society The exhibition featured 50 examples from 26 member collections and showcased classic rug types like Caucasian, Turkmen, Persian and Baluch pile rugs but also flat woven rugs and other textiles. The curator was Julia Bailey, Boston Museum of … -> ACOR 8 in Boston, twelve rug and textile exhibitions
There are five tribal groups in South Persia with fine weaving cultures: the Afshar, Khamseh, Qashqa’i, Lors, and Bakhtiari. In 1900 there were about two million nomadic people in this area. Most nomadic weaving, including bags, is done on a horizontal ground loom. This versatile loom can be used to … -> Tribal bags of South Persia – synopsis of ACOR talk by Ann Nicholas and Richard Blumenthal